Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive)
Nearly 2½ years after Robert Bowers was condemned to die for killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, his attorneys have appealed the death sentence and are seeking a new sentencing hearing.
Bowers’ lawyers raised 16 claims throughout a nearly 500-page legal brief filed earlier this month with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…